Majority of Germans favor eurozone exit

Most Germans say their country should leave the 17-member debt-stricken eurozone.

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A new opinion poll shows that most Germans believe their country’s economic conditions will be better off without the single European currency, euro.
According to the poll conducted by Bild newspaper, 51 percent of Germans believe their country will be better off without Europe’s single currency.
The majority of respondents have noted that their country’s economic conditions will be better if Europe’s top economy left the 17-member debt-stricken eurozone.
In the meantime, German Minister of Economy Philipp Roesler has expressed doubt that Greece will continue to remain a member to the single European currency treaty.The survey also showed that 74 percent of Germans believed that Greece will have to leave Europe’s common currency treaty if it fails to live up to its financial obligations vis-à-vis the rest of Europe.
Roesler told Bild that there are serious doubts about Greece’s ability to implement all economic reforms it has promised to carry out.
A group of international auditors is currently in Greece, assessing the government's measures to slash budget deficit and implement necessary economic reforms.
The group’s report will determine whether Greece will receive the next package of EU aid, which amounts to about 31 billion euros.
Most experts maintain that without that package, the Greek economy will go totally bankrupt.
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